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Recaps of gatherings including the parts that did not go to plan, practical instruction from the people who teach our classes, and members telling you in their own words what turning up actually changed.

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Three kinds of story

Everything we publish falls into one of these. The counts below are live.

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Event Recaps

What actually happened at a gathering, including the parts that did not go to plan.

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Wellness Tips

Practical instruction from the people who teach our classes, written for people who are not instructors.

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Participant Stories

Members telling you in their own words what turning up on a Saturday actually changed.

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An outdoor deck laid out with yoga mats and towels overlooking open water.Event Recaps

October 15, 2025 · 6 min read

One thousand and fifty people on Northerly Island

The fourth Lakefront Wellness Festival ran four stages for the first time, filled every breathwork block, and ended with an announcement almost nobody in the crowd was expecting.

Imani Brooks

Founder and executive director

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Three friends in light sweatshirts laughing together side by side.Event Recaps

November 14, 2025 · 5 min read

The day it rained on Camp North End

The first Charlotte festival was scheduled outdoors in November and it rained from eight in the morning until close. Six hundred and forty people came anyway.

Daniel Reyes

Director of city programs

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Two people practising in a bright minimalist studio with tall arched windows.Wellness Tips

February 19, 2026 · 7 min read

Breathing at five thousand two hundred and eighty feet

Every breathing practice you have learned at sea level behaves differently in Denver. Here is what changes, what to expect in your first year, and how to tell a hard round from one you should stop.

Marcus Adeyemi

Breathwork lead

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A group of friends sharing a meal and laughing together around a long bright table.Participant Stories

May 7, 2026 · 5 min read

Fifty-eight, and the newest person in the room

Warren Castellano retired to Charlotte, assumed he would be the oldest person at a yoga class by twenty years, and turned up anyway. He was right, for exactly one week.

Rosa Delgado

Lead instructor, Charlotte

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